The Depression Advantage Book
Wootton is ahead of the pack. He is standing up to the pervasive deficit-based view of people with psychiatric disorders and saying with grace, humor and the strength of personal experience that it is possible to take this disorder and live abundantly and creatively. Tom is helping people both to face up to their illness and to resist accepting a diminished story of their lives.
Maureen Duffy, Ph.D., Professor and Chairperson, The Counseling Program, Barry University
The Depression Advantage is a bold departure from the accepted doctrine and canon of literature on depression. The book celebrates the advantages of spiritual, personal and social growth possible through the experience of depressed states and challenges current thinking on the treatment of depression.
The Depression Advantage reveals Wootton's personal evolution and insight with the perspective that people with mental conditions can lead extraordinary lives. He has developed an entirely new system of representing the spectrum of emotional states experienced by people with mental conditions. He provides a powerful set of tools for those looking to turn their perceived 'illness' into a vehicle for a rich, fulfilling and successful life.
Drawing from historical and literary examples ranging from the lives of the Saints to Buddhist parables to pop culture heroes like the X-Men, The Depression Advantage demonstrates that spiritual and emotional pain can be a catalyst for personal growth and transcendent understanding.
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